Action ·Thriller · France · 1973 · 2h 23m

The Day of the Jackal

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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Cast
Edward Fox as The Jackal Terence Alexander as Lloyd Michel Auclair as Colonel Rolland Alan Badel as the Minister Tony Britton as Inspector Thomas Denis Carey as Casson
Crew
Jean Tournier — Director of Photography Ralph Kemplen — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Kenneth Ross — Screenplay Frederick Forsyth — Novel John Woolf — Producer
Tagline

Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.

Synopsis

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

Trailer The Day of the Jackal — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
assassinassassinationfranceparis, francebased on novel or bookpolicehitmantraitorcastlefake identitydisguiseassassination of president
Key Collaborators
Fred Zinnemann Director Jean Tournier Director of Photography Ralph Kemplen Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Kenneth Ross Screenplay Frederick Forsyth Novel John Woolf Producer Rosine Delamare Costume Design Joan Bridge Costume Design Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Design
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